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Old 11-12-2024, 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by wpoll View Post
Third vote for vapor barriers - had this same leak happen on one side when I first got the car - turns out a PO had ripped the vapor barrier and not repaired it.
New vapor barriers were still available last year. I replaced one that ripped in multiple places. Also, I read somewhere here to use a heat gun to soften that nasty black adhesive they are held on with. Great advice. Just a few seconds on a given area softens that stuff up to goo stage so you can press the barrier back on. As with all things heat gun related, be careful not to burn your x5 to the ground!
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